Is there precedent for this, does anyone know? It's a manslaughter conviction, rather than murder, but it seems quite significant.

Extremely rare, but happens occasionally. The sentence is farcical and he'll be let out long before 18 months. Over 260 Palestinians killed by soldiers in similar circumstances in recent years & this is the only conviction - due solely to the video evidence.

Hamas proving yet again that they are far more amenable to negotiation that Israel.

n the biggest concession, the new document states that Hamas “considers the establishment of a fully sovereign and independent Palestinian state, with Jerusalem as its capital along the lines of 4 June 1967, with the return of the refugees and the displaced to their homes from which they were expelled, to be a formula of national consensus”.